Renaissance-Style Townhouse in New York Goes Back on the Market

Kenneth Laub’s four-story townhouse on the Upper East Side in New York is back on the market. See more photos of the house from when it was featured as a House of the Day last year.

The four-story townhouse of Kenneth Laub, a commercial real-estate broker, is back on the market for $27.5 million.

Located on East 64th Street between Lexington and 3rd Avenues, the 8,000-square-foot home has five bedrooms, eightbathrooms, 12-foot ceilings and a bluestone terrace. There’s a music room and living room with French-Rocco era paintings inspired by the Fragonard room of the Frick Collection, a living room with a walnut bar, a walk-in wine cellar and a library with the original pine from when the home was built in 1872. There’s a personal gym, a separate staircase for staff from the kitchen to the dining room and a security system.

Mr. Laub spent many years renovating the property, turning it into a Renaissance home, says listing agent Michelle Evi Bourgeois of Town Residential in New York City. He bought the property in 1986, according to public records. The two properties adjacent to Mr. Laub’s townhome are also for sale for $14 million and $16 million.

Originally listed in 2008 for $35 million, the home was reduced to $29.5 million and then $24.95 million. It was off the market for about a month before Mr. Laub decided to re-list it. Ms. Bourgeois says the slightly higher list price accounts for “much stronger market now.”

Mr. Laub, who declined to comment, has inked deals for Hess Oil and Bear Stearns. He spends much of his spare time composing music, his agents say. He composed songs for a Carnegie Hall program called “A Love Letter to New York” and his firm has helped produce several Broadway and off-Broadway shows. Mr. Laub is selling because he’s ready for a new project, Ms. Bourgeois says.